confessio amantis

Etymology

 * + (“of loving”, the genitive singular of, “loving”, the present active participle of , “I love”)

Noun

 * 1) A ’s.

Usage notes

 * If “a lover’s confessions” (that is, the multiple confessions of one lover) is the intended sense, use ; if “lovers’ confessions” (the multiple confessions of multiple lovers), use.
 * This phrase occurs overwhelmingly more commonly as the title of John Gower’s Middle English epic poem of the same name.